Title: CORRELATION BETWEEN PROFILE OF FARMERS AND EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF DRUDGERY REDUCING TECHNOLOGIES

Authors: R. S. Pate, S. G. Puri and R. P. Kadam

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: correlation, adoption, drudgery, technologies

Volume: 39

Issue: 2

Year: June 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2025.39.2.0023

Abstract: The present study was conducted in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2023-24 with the objective to know correlation between profile of farmers and extent of adoption of drudgery reducing technologies developed by VNMKV, Parbhani among the farmers. For the study, Parbhani district was selected from Maharashtra state as, the work of All India Coordinated Research Project (Women in agriculture), Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani was carried out in this district. 10 villages were selected randomly from the respective talukas from Parbhani district and 12 respondents from each village were selected randomly from the list of beneficiaries of AICRP (WIA), VNMKV, Parbhani constituting the sample size of 120. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. Data was gathered using a interview schedule. To interpret findings and draw conclusions, statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and coefficient correlation were used. Ten independent variables were considered for study among which age and the adoption indicates a negative and non-significant relationship. The variables size of family, occupation, land holding, extension contact, social participation, and knowledge exhibit a positive and significant relationship with the adoption of drudgery reducing technologies. Additionally, education, annual income, and risk orientation show a positive and highly significant relationship with the adoption of drudgery reducing technologies.